U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke wrapped up the final day of his
clean energy trade mission in Jakarta,
Indonesia
Wednesday. While in Jakarta, Locke and
representatives from 10 U.S.
clean energy companies participated in several group meetings about clean
energy with Indonesian officials and business representatives and received
updates on the market from local executives working in the energy field. At the
University of Indonesia, Locke participated in a
discussion with students highlighting the importance of innovation in creating
new clean energy technologies. He also addressed the American Chamber of
Commerce in Indonesia and
visited the Port
of Jakarta to witness the
signing of an ocean exploration agreement.

“This effort is not limited to one
country; both Indonesia
and the United States
can benefit from cooperating on clean energy development,” Locke said
during his town hall meeting with students. “The United States, Indonesia and the entire world are
counting on bright, motivated people like all of you to discover the new clean
energy technologies that could help put millions of our people to work in
high-skill, high-wage jobs.”

Locke
has been leading the administration’s first Cabinet-level
trade mission over the past week and a half, traveling to Hong Kong,
Shanghai and Beijing, China before his final stop in Jakarta. The
mission had a goal of advancing
President Obama’s National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S.
exports
within five years to support two million American jobs.

Overall, Locke was joined by a business delegation of 46 executives[18]
from 29 U.S. companies on the mission, along with representatives from the U.S.
Trade Development Agency (TDA), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
(OPIC) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM).